PUNE Railway Station Information and Trains for PUNE

"Pune Junction railway station" (station code: "PUNE") is the main railway junction of the city of Pune, India. It is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. Pune Junction consists of 6 platforms. It also has a suburban train network.

It has two accesses, from HH Aga Khan Road on the south and Raja Bahadur Mills Road on the north. Pune Police and Central Reserve Police Force serve the station.

The first passenger train in India ran on 16 April 1853 on the track laid by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai to . The GIPR line was extended to in 1854, then on the south-east side to via Palasdari railway station at the foot of the Western Ghats in 1856. While construction work was in progress across the Bhor Ghat, GIPR opened the - track to the public in 1858. The Pune railway station opened in 1858. The Bhor Ghat incline connecting Palasdari to Khandala was completed in 1862, thereby connecting Mumbai and Pune. The present Pune railway station building was built in 1925.

The Pune-Raichur sector of the Mumbai-Chennai line was opened in stages: the portion from Pune to Barshi Road was opened in 1859, from Barshi Road to Mohol in 1860 and from Mohol to Solapur also in 1860. Work on the line from Solapur southwards began in 1865, and the line was extended to Raichur in 1871.

The Southern Mahratta Railway (SMR) completed the metre-gauge Vasco-Guntakal railway line along with the branch from Londa to Pune via Miraj in 1890. The Pune-Londa main section was converted from metre-gauge to broad gauge in 1971.

Railway electrification in India began with the first electric train, between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Kurla, by the GIPR on 3 February 1925, on 1.5 kV DC. The Kalyan-Pune section was electrified with a 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1930.

The previously used 1.5 kV DC was converted to 25 kV AC on 5 May 2013 from Kalyan to Khopoli and Kalyan to Kasara. Conversion from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC on the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Thane-Kalyan section was completed on 12 January 2014. The CSMT to LTT section was converted from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC on 8 June 2015. The Kasara-Pune section was also converted from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC in 2010.

The Pune-Daund-Bhigwan section was electrified in 2017.

The Pune-Miraj section is being electrified as of 2020.

This station has three footbridges with a skywalk. Elevator service is available on the footbridge. Plans are being made to upgrade the station to greater standards.

As a protection against the coronavirus, Central Railway's Railway Protection Force has deployed a robot, 'Captain Arjun', to screen patients and enhance security surveillance at the station. Its electronic eyes are useful for screening passengers during boarding. The robot will help protect passengers and rail staff from infection in addition to performing security maintenance. The robot is equipped with motion sensors, one pan-tilt-zoom camera and a dome camera, which uses artificial intelligence to track suspicious

anti-social mischief makers in the station. It is maintained by the Quick Service Restaurant brand Jumboking. In addition to this, there are 14 food stalls which are currently functional at the Pune Railway station as per IRSDC.

The station is powered by a photovoltaic power station and emergency diesel generators. The 160 kWp solar power plant generates around 2.4 lakh units (kWh) annually. Funded by Persistent CSR, Sunshot built the plant in June 2016. This project was replicated for the Hyderabad Deccan railway station.

There is a diesel locomotive shed located near the Ghorpuri railway station, away from Pune station. It is one of three diesel sheds that belong to Central railway and the largest of the three.

Pune railway station serves as a stop for southbound trains from Mumbai, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. It also serves as a stop for northbound trains from Goa and Karnataka. The station is a major hub for freight transportations

The following major trains start from Pune Junction railway station:, 11095/96 Ahimsa Express, 12297/98 Ahmedabad-Pune Duronto Express, 22185/86 Ahmedabad-Pune SF Express, 11007/08 Deccan Express, 11009/10 Sinhagad Express, 12123/24 Deccan Queen, 12127/28 Mumbai-Pune Intercity Express, 22105/06 Indrayani Express, 12125/26 Pragati Express, 12263/64 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Pune Duronto Express, 12493/94 Pune-Hazrat Nizamuddin AC Superfast Express, 12129/30 Azad Hind Express, 12221/22 Pune-Howrah Duronto Express, 20821/22 Pune-Santragachi Humsafar Express, 11025/26 Pune-Secunderabad Shatabdi Express, 17013/14 Hyderabad-Pune Express, 11097/98 Poorna Express, 22149/50 Pune-Ernakulam Express, 16381/82 Kanyakumari-Pune Express, 12113/14 Pune-Nagpur Garib Rath Express, 12135/36 Pune-Nagpur Express, 22123/24 Pune-Ajni AC Superfast Express, 22139/40 Pune-Ajni Humsafar Express, 11419/20 Pune-Nagpur Humsafar Express, 11405/06 Pune-Amravati Express, 22117/18 Pune-Amravati AC Superfast Express, 12157/58 Hutatma Express, 12169/70 Pune-Solapur Intercity Express

The Pune Suburban Railway operates on a single route, Pune Junction to Lonavala and its part, Shivajinagar, Pune to Talegaon. There are 15 trains that operate on the Pune-Lonavala route and 3 trains that operate on the Shivajinagar-Talegaon route.

There are eight DEMU trains that operate between the Pune Junction and Daund station. This section is electrified and is planned to be included into suburban rail.

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